NGC 5516
NGC 5516 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation of Centaurus. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5516:
| NGC: | NGC 5516 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | E-S0 |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.6 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 11.9 |
| B-mag (blue): | 13.0 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.29 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.54 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:15:54.69 |
| Declination: | -48:06:53.50 |
| Major axis: | 2.39 ' |
| Minor axis: | 1.56 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 162° |
| Radial velocity: | 4428 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.01488 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS